内容简介
"Whetheryou'renewtoAutoCADoraveteran,youwillundoubtedlyfindthisbooktobeanexcellentresource."—AbhiSingh,AutoCADProductManager,Autodesk,Inc.Here'sthebookthatmakesAutoCADapproachableEventhepeopleatAutodesklooktoEllenFinkelsteinforAutoCADtraining,sowhobettertoteachyouaboutAutoCAD2008?ThiscomprehensiveguidebringsveteransuptospeedonAutoCADupdatesandtakesnovicesfromthebasicstoprogramminginAutoLISP(r)andVBA.Everyfeatureiscoveredinalogicalorder,andwiththeQuickStartchapter,you'llbecreatingdrawingsonyourveryfirstday.Successisinyourhands.*StartdrawingrightawaywiththeeasyQuickStartproject*Mastercommandsandproceduresfor2Ddrawings*Workin3Dwithhiding,shading,andrenderingtechniques*Automatedrawingannotationandthedisplayoflayersinviewports*Organizeandsharedata*Customizecommands,toolbars,hatchpatterns,andmoreWhat'sontheDVD?*30-daytrialversionsofAutoCAD2008andAutoCADLT2008*Alldrawingsneededtocompletetheexercisesinthebook,includingbefore-and-afterversions*TheentiretextofthebookinsearchablePDFformat*Aselectionofadd-onprogramsthatwillenhanceyouruseofAutoCADSystemRequirements:PleaseseetheDVD-ROMappendixfordetailsandcompletesystemrequirementsConnecttoexternalspreadsheetsandextractessentialdatafromyourdrawingobjectsDrawanddisplaysophisticated3DmodelsDevelopflexible,easy-to-usedynamicblocks
作者简介
EllenFinkelsteinlearnedAutoCADinIsrael,whereshealwaysgottoporeoverthemanualbecauseitwasinEnglish.AfterreturningtotheUnitedStates,shestartedconsultingandteachingAutoCADaswellasothercomputerprograms,includingMicrosoftWord,Excel,andPowerPoint.ShehasalsotaughtcoursesonWebwritingandusability.HerWebsite,www.ellenfinkelstein.com,containstipsandtechniquesforAutoCADandPowerPoint,andshepublishesamonthlyAutoCADTipsNewsletter.EllenhaswrittenextensivelyonAutoCAD,includingarticlesforAutodesk’sWebsite,suchasthreewhitepapersondynamicblocks,andfeaturesforAutoCAD’sHelpsystem.SheisalsotheeditorofInsideAutoCAD,amonthlynewsletterpublishedbyEliJournals.Ellen’sfirstbookwasAutoCADForDummiesQuickReference.Sincethen,shehaswrittenbooksonWord,PowerPoint,OpenOffice.org(OpenOffice.orgForDummies),Flash(suchasFlash8ForDummies),andWebtechnologies(forexample,SyndicatingWebSiteswithRSSFeedsForDummies).You’reholdingtheeightheditionofthisbook,whichpreviouslyappearedforAutoCADreleases14,2000,2002,2004,2005,2006,and2007.